Purification and characterization of porcine prorelaxin

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 69-80

  Layden, Selena S ^a   Tregear, Geoffrey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Peptide hormone; Prorelaxin; Protein purification

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PRORELAXIN; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030026314     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-022X(95)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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